The Kings County Library's children's summer reading program is now in full swing. Entertainment provided by Randel McGee.

Children at the branch libraries are entertained by Bubble Man.

Hanford's Senior Center gets a new wii. Teams are forming now. For more information about the Hanford Senior Center and the new wii please contact the Hanford Senior Center at 585-2531.

Sign ups for the Children's Summer Reading Program going on now. Go to the desk in the Children's Room to sign up. Must be 3 to 12 years of age. Free prizes to all participants.
Adult Summer Reading Program. Check out materials from the library. Sign your name and phone number on the back of the due date reciept. Put reciept in the bag of your choice for a chance to win a gift certificate when the program ends on July 19, 2008.

Teen Reading Program. Ages 13 through 18. Sign up at the desk in the Children's Room and get a free paperback book. For every 100 pages you read, get a slip at the desk. Fill out your name, address and phone number. Put the slip in a green box of your choice. Each box represents a different prize. The more slips you put in a box, the better your chances of winning.

TEENREAD 2008

MAY 31 TO AUGUST 2

SIGN UP AND RECEIVE A FREE PAPERBACK BOOK!

FILL OUT A TICKET FOR EACH 100 PAGES READ.

PUT THE TICKET IN A PRIZE BOX FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE!

Experience food, fun, and folklore in a beautiful, bontanical garden!! You are invited to a fascinating 2-hour experience! Enjoy an easy guided walk, then seated with a spectacular view, enjoy demonstrations on herbal recipes and remedies, history and folklore, art and agriculture, culinary refreshments, music, laughter and learning!

Where: Squaw Valley Herb Gardens
When: Saturday, June 21st, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Cost: $50.00 per person*

Signup at the Hanford Senior Center, 401 North Irwin Street, Hanford, CA 93230, in the Veteran's Building beside the Civic Auditorium or the Hanford Branch Library, 401 North Douty Street.

*Price includes transportation, tour fee for herb garden, and lunch at China Garden in Selma. Minimum of 25 people will be needed for this trip.

Bus will leave at 8:00 a.m. from parking lot behind Hanford Branch Library (corner of 9th and Harris Street).

If you have any questions, please call the Senior Center at 585-2531 or Gail Lucas at 582-0261 x104.

This program is co-hosted by the Hanford Senior Center and the Kings County Library.

BAKE SALE

SATURDAY, MAY 10TH

10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M.

HANFORD LIBRARY

401 NORTH DOUTY STREET

PROFITS WILL GO TO THE KINGS SPCA. THE KINGS S.P.C.A. IS SUPPORTED ALMOST ENTIRELY BY DONATIONS AND DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A SAFE HAVEN AND A SECOND CHANCE TO ANIMALS WHO NEED IT.

Join Us For Our 4th Annual

Antique Appraisal Clinic

Bring your family treasure for an informal oral estimate given by

Kathryn Osterberg Sobelman,

owner of Osterberg's Mercantile in Clovis, CA.

When: Saturday, May 10, 2008

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Where: Hanford Veteran's Building

(the two-story building to the left of the Civic

Auditorium)

401 North Douty Street

Hanford, CA 93230

Questions??? Please call Gail Lucas at 582-0261 x104

This is a free program sponsored by the Kings County Library and the City of Hanford Senior Center. Limited to one small item per person. Appraisals are estimates only.

Annual Spring Book Sale

Saturday, May 10, 2008

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m

Hanford Branch Library

401 North Douty Street

Hanford, CA 93230

Donations of new and used books (hardcover/paperback), DVDs, audiobooks (cassettes/CDs), and VHS tapes will be accepted. Anyone wishing to donate can drop off items at any Kings County Library branch during open hours. For more information, please call: 582-0261, ext. 109.

DROUGHT RESISTANT PLANTS
Workshop by
CATHY ISEMAN, Master Gardener

• Tips on how to redo your existing landscape


• Learn how to maintain a yard that requires little water


• Identify what types of drought resistant plants are readily available for purchase

Admission is free

Saturday, April 5, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon

at the Veteran's Building (second floor),

401 North Irwin Street

Hanford, CA 93230

For more information contact Gail Lucas at 582-0261 x104 or gail.lucas@kingscountylibrary.org

Event sponsored by the Kings County Library and the Hanford Senior Center

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Hanford Branch, Kings County Library
Thursday night I gave a talk at the Kings County Library in Hanford.But let me begin with what happened the day before. I received a call from the librarian telling me that a TV station would like to interview me. I was to go to Fresno (an hour and 45 minute drive from where I live) to the TV station and be there by 6 a.m. It would be locked so I was to knock on the side door. The interview would be 6 minutes long. Did I go? No. If I'd gotten up in time to do that--around 3 a.m., by the time the library talk rolled around I'd have been incoherent. Sometimes I'm smart enough to realize my limitations, and this was one of those times.My daughter-in-law agreed to go with me and drive (I hate driving after dark in places I'm not familiar with). We used the Magellan to tell us where the library was, it did--one of the world's modern miracles--then we found a restaurant to eat dinner before my gig. It was a lovely Italian restaurant--but the prices were a bit high so we opted for appetizers. We ordered an antipasto plate (full of deli meats, olives, cheese,and peppers) and friend sweet potatoes. Yummee! We only drank our water and the bill was as large as any full dinner for two with beverages.The Hanford Library is lovely. They set up for my talk in the children's section. Right away I spotted a familiar face, Winnie Furrur from the Visalia Writers Group. Another woman from that group arrived too, making two people that I knew.The group was small, about fourteen. The librarian blamed it on families being gone because of spring break. They may have been small, but oh so attentive. I talked about my inspirations for writing mysteries.I've always loved reading them since I was a kid. It seemed natural to start writing them--and especially after living in a neighborhood filled with cops. We partied with them and I had coffee with the wives. Later on my youngest daughter married a police officer. I loved him dearly. He'd come for coffee after his shift and tell me stories about what he'd been up to all night. I also went on a ride-along with Mike.Sadly, Mike died in the line of duty. It's been a lot of years since then, his three sons are all grown now. Daughter remarried and now has a daughter who is a freshman in highschool.One of the reasons I write mysteries, is because the bad guy always gets it in the end--something that doesn't always happen in real life. The way the world is today, there's plenty of ideas for mysteries.My talk at the library went well. Seven books were purchased--not bad for a crowd that size.Daughter-in-law and I had a good time visiting. That's what I call a successful evening.Marilynhttp://fictionforyou.com
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LOCAL AUTHOR PROGRAM

Join us for an enjoyable evening with...

Marilyn Meredith

Award Winning Author, Speaker, Writing Instructor, Workshop Leader

Marilyn will be discussing how she became an author and the inspiration for her books.

When:

Thursday, March 20, 2008

6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m

Where:

Hanford Branch Library

401 North Douty Street

Hanford, CA 93230

After the program:

• 
  
  Books available for purchase


• 
  
  Book signing by the author


• 
  
  Refreshments provided by Friends of the Library

Marilyn Meredith is an award winning author of mysteries, psychological and Christian horror. She is a popular speaker and instructor for writing conferences, mystery conventions and festivals, book fairs, and other similar venues, including the Maui Writers Retreat. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Public Safety Writers Association, California Writers Club and Mystery Writers of America.

Marilyn Meredith is the author of the Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series as well as the Rocky Bluff P.D. series. Visit her website at http://www.fictionforyou.com/

Questions??? Please call Gail Lucas at 582-0261 ext. 104 or e-mail gail.lucas@kingscountylibrary.org

Sponsored by Kings County Library and Friends of the Library

KINGS COUNTY LIBRARY PROGRAMS
SPRING / FALL 2008
HOSTED BY THE HANFORD BRANCH LIBRARY, FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, WEST HILL COLLEGE & HANFORD SENIOR CENTER

• Jerry Pearce, radio talk show host-private investigator/Thursday, March 13, 2008/7:00p.m. to 8:30p.m./West Hills College, Lemoore

• Marilyn Meredith, mystery writer/Thursday, March 20, 2008/6:30p.m. to 8:00p.m./Hanford Branch Library
• Cathy Iseman/drought resistant plants/Saturday, April 5, 2008/10:00a.m. to Noon/Veteran's Building
• Cathy Sobelman/antique appraisals/Saturday, May 10, 2008/10:00a.m. to Noon/Veteran's Building
• Rosemary Nightingale/herbs/Saturday, September ??, 2008/10:00a.m. to Noon/Veteran's Building

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER

Jerry Pearce

Jerry Pearce is licensed private investigator specializing in corporate intellegence and criminal investigation.He is an organized crime specialist, special consultant to some of the nation's leading law firms. His law enforcement background includes positions as Uniform Division Commander, Chief of Detectives, Intellegence Division Commander, and Commander Narcotics and Vice Division. Jerry is the host of his own radio show ,the Radio Detective, at KBIF 900 AM on Sunday from Noon-2 P.M. He will be discussing active espionage against American targets, drug trade in the Central Valley, the media's influence on law enforcement, and real life stories from his time as a law enforcement officer and private investigator. You can find his website at:

http://www.jerrypearce.com/index.html

Where: West Hills College in Lemoore

Conference Center

555 College Avenue

Lemoore,CA 93245

When: Thursday, March 13, 2008

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Free Admission

Limited Seating

Refreshments provided by West Hills College

Questions???Please call Sherman Lee at 582-0261 x119 or email

Sherman.Lee@KingsCountylibrary.org

http://hanfordbranchlibraryblog.blogspot.com/

sponsored by Kings County Library & West Hills College Lemoore

LOCAL AUTHOR PROGRAM

Join us for an enjoyable evening with...

ROBIN ROBERTS

(author of "Hanford 1900-2000")

who will talk about the continuing story of Hanford, the small town in the big valley from the beginning of the 20th century to the millennium-its people and their history captured in vintage photographs. Futher information about Mr. Roberts can be found at: http://www.robinroberts.net/resume.html

WHERE: HANFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY

401 NORTH DOUTY STREET

HANFORD, CA 93230

WHEN: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008

6:30-8:00 P.M.

AFTER THE PROGRAM...

• BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
• BOOK SIGNING
• REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED BY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

QUESTIONS??? PLEASE CALL GAIL LUCAS AT 582-0261 x104 OR EMAIL gail.lucas@kingscountylibrary.org

SPONSORED BY KINGS COUNTY LIBRARY AND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY